- Machine gun
Of course, this invention differs significantly from modern weapons. For example, it was not capable of promptly throwing bullets from the barrel — musket salvos were fired at short intervals. If the concept were implemented, then the attacking enemy infantry would be effectively stopped at that time. The mechanism of work is simple. The scientist proposed combining 11 guns on a rectangular plane and then combining 3 such planes into a triangle. A shaft was located in the middle, which allowed the structure to be twisted. In turn, each set of 11 weapons fired while the other 2 reloaded and cooled down.
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